Tract: English to English |
Tract (n.) A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion. |
Tract (v. t.) To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. |
Tract (v.) A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea. |
Tract (v.) Continued or protracted duration; length; extent. |
Tract (v.) Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech. |
Tract (v.) Something drawn out or extended; expanse. |
Tract (v.) The footprint of a wild beast. |
Tract (v.) Track; trace. |
Tract (v.) Traits; features; lineaments. |
Tract (v.) Treatment; exposition. |
Tract (v.) Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons. |